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Macquarie celebrates 50 years of being different
Fifty years after the proclamation of the Macquarie University Act in the NSW State Parliament on 12 June 1964, more than 500 staff celebrated the launch of our Golden Jubilee, reflecting on highlights of our first 50 years and sharing ideas for the 50 to come. “Governor Macquarie would be proud,” said Deputy Chancellor Elizabeth Crouch, speaking at the event. “His legacy and the visi...
Queen’s Birthday Honours recognise Macquarie figures
A number of well-known Macquarie University figures were among those celebrated in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Professor Jim Piper, who retired as Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Research) last year, became a member (AM) in the general division “for significant service to tertiary education, particularly through research in applied laser physics”. Vice-Chancellor S Bruce Dowton paid trib...
Generations at Macquarie
As part of Jubilee celebrations, Macquarie has dug deep to learn more about the history not only of the University but also of the people that have brought it to life. We have discovered that for many families, studying at Macquarie has become a tradition, with children growing up with tales of their parents’ experiences, and wanting to follow in their footsteps. Margaret Rush and her son...
Macquarie’s best and brightest alumni Cambridge-bound
Macquarie University alumni Rowan Nicholson and Matthew Samson have received prestigious University of Cambridge scholarships for postgraduate study in law and psychology, respectively. Rowan was one of seven applicants out of a competitive field of 44 to be awarded a Cambridge Australia Scholarship. Beginning October 2014, he will pursue a doctorate in international law, focusing on the ex...
The best things in life aren’t free, but they are priceless
Australian universities today face many challenges, not least changes embedded in the recent Federal budget. As we contemplate those changes, with no certainty which of them will survive the Senate, we must assure ourselves that no matter what political wind or ideology prevails, change is here to stay. As universities, change is our business. Gone are the dreaming spires of old: modern uni...
2014 Queens Birthday Honours
Companion of the Order of Australia Dr Megan Clark AC For eminent service to scientific research and development through fostering innovation, to science administration through strategic leadership roles, and to the development of public policy for technological sciences. The Honourable Barry Jones AC For eminent service to the community as a leading intellectual in Australian public life, t...